Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

But Zadok the priest, and Benaiah the son of Jehoiada, and Nathan the prophet, and Shimei, and Rei, and the mighty men which belonged to David, were not with Adonijah.

General references

Bible References

Shimei

1 Kings 4:18
Ela's son Shimei served in Benjamin;
Zechariah 12:13
the family of the house of Levi by itself with their wives by themselves, the family of Shimei by itself with their wives by themselves

The mighty

2 Samuel 23:8
Here's a list of the names of David's special forces: Josheb-basshebeth the Tahkemonite was head of the Three; he was nicknamed Adino the Eznite because he killed 800 men in a single battle engagement.
1 Chronicles 11:10
These are the leaders of the elite warriors who were strong supporters of David in his kingdom, along with all of Israel, in keeping with the message from the LORD concerning Israel.

General references

1 Kings 1:10
but he did not invite Nathan the prophet, Benaiah, David's personal elite forces, or his brother Solomon.

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